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July 20/Events1
This page is to list events of [[July 20]] before [[1950]].

==To 1300==
*[[514]] - [[Roman Catholic Church]]: [[Pope Hormisdas]] assumes the papacy.
==1300-1899==
*[[1304]] - [[Great Britain]]: [[Edward I of England]] takes the last rebel stronghold in the [[Wars of Scottish Independence]], [[Fall of Stirling Castle|Stirling Castle]]. 
*[[1712]] - [[United Kingdom]]:  The [[Riot Act]] takes effect.
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*[[1923]] - [[Pacific Ocean]]:  [[Japan]] presents a report to the [[League of Nations]] on the [[Mandated Islands]] that presents its administration as liberal and progressive.
*[[1924]] - [[Iran|Persia]]:  [[Teheran]] is under [[martial law]] after the American vice [[consul]], [[Robert Imbrie]], is killed by a religious mob enraged by rumors he had poisoned a fountain and killed several people.
*[[1924]] - [[Olympic
 Games|Olympics]]:  Americans [[Helen Wills]] and [[Vincent Richards]] win the Olympic tennis championships in [[1924 Summer Olympics|Paris]].
*[[1924]] - [[New York State]]:  On a sweltering day, [[Coney Island]] breaks its attendance record as over 600,000 try to escape the heat.
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*Facts on File's ''Day by Day'' series
*''Encyclopaedia Britannica Yearbook'', various years
*[http://www.imdb.com/OnThisDay?day=20&month=July Internet Movie Database July 20 in Movie History page]
*''The [[New York Times]],'' July 21st issues of various years
*[http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/index.html ''The New York Times'' On This Day site]

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